Saturday, January 26, 2013

Dýrðin "Gull og vitleysa"

In 1994the band Dýrðin(pronounced "Deer-thin") was formed in Reykjavík. EinarandMaggiwerethe founders, bothwith a background inmanyundergroundrock bands. Over the yearsthe workforceunderwenta number of changes. In 2004, afterlong pauses, a stableformation was reached, whichin 2005wenton tourin theUnitedStatesof America. In New YorkCity, they played a year laterwith theiridolsTheIcicles. The drummer Tóti, an ancienin the scene(Reptile, BubblefliesandVonbrigði),
offered histalent. In2006, afirst record
was released onthe American label
Skipping StonesRecords. Most of the songsontheirdebut albumwerein
Icelandic. Their soundcan be
described asindie funpunkpopwith"twee" influences.Einar’ssisterHafdís, the IcelandicDebbieHarry,
took thevocals forher account.Last yearit was timefor a second child: "Gull ogvitleysa" (Gold
and nonsense), released bythe band itself. The 11songs, partly in English, partlyin Icelandic, pass
byin a rapid speed. "Snowman
Song" is a coverof TheIcicles. Thebesttracks in thisfurious flow are:"Eins ogêú", "Goldfish"
and"Lúser". Now it'sbedtime, loser.